The directors' disqualification compensation order regime: the panacea for preventing corporate abuse?

Igho Dabor

The directors' disqualification compensation order regime: the panacea for preventing corporate abuse?

University of Wolverhampton

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Abstract

Considers whether reforms by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 to the disqualification regime in the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 ss.15A-15C will prove effective at holding delinquent directors liable for corporate abuse. Reviews the origins of the regime, the background to the reforms, the link between fraudulent and wrongful trading, and key amendments, including the requirements for compensation orders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	243-251
Number of pages	9
Journal	The Company Lawyer
Volume	39
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes

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